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July 11, 2013 Honorable John Shimkus Honorable Paul Tonko Chairman Ranking Member Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Committee on Energy and Commerce Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515 RE: Subcommittee Hearing on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Dear Chairman…
Rising to an Unprecedented Challenge The cleaning products industry’s response to COVID-19 January–August 2020 2 Cleaning Products Industry Impact Report: COVID-19 An Essential Response to Urgent Needs The COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the world has, in just a few months, changed enormously the way we live, work and play. It has required a response from governments, healthcare bodies, businesses and all of us that is, quite simply, without precedent. Everyone has had to…
EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN IN BUSINESS | WASHINGTON, D.C. hen it comes to cleaning, Melissa Hockstad knows her stu� . An engineer with extensive experience in the chemical industry, she spent years in product development and in roles working for several trade associations representing chemical and plastics manufacturers. In 2017, she became president and CEO of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), combining her knowledge of chemicals and leadership experience. “We are constantly…
ACI’s Future Leaders represent a broad cross-section of the membership network that spans cleaning product manufacturers to ingredient suppliers.  This dedicated cohort has been identified as emerging leaders within their respective companies and serves as forward-thinking, “agents of change” to advance ACI’s objectives and to support innovation and success for the cleaning products industry.   Projects…
Here at ACI, we have challenged our members to align their corporate climate strategy and targets with the 1.5°C ambition, which strives to reach net-zero global emissions by 2050. Across the cleaning products industry, companies are taking bold action to limit the global average temperature rise to less than 1.5°C. Ecolab, a recognized global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions, is helping combat climate change in its own operations and in its customers’ operations…
11In-House Counsel Committee, June 2018 INGREDIENT COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN CLEANING PRODUCTS: A WIDENING LANDSCAPE Douglas M. Troutman Since the era of the seventies, requirements for more information about cleaning product ingredients have been part of the legislative and regulatory landscape. In just the past decade, stakeholders including industry, nongovernmental organizations, and consumer interest groups have engaged on many fronts. Changes in federal chemical…
June 29, 2022 The Honorable Paul Tonko Chairman Environment & Climate Change Subcommittee U.S. House of Representatives 2125 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable David McKinley Ranking Member Environment & Climate Change Subcommittee U.S. House of Representatives 2125 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Tonko and Ranking Member McKinley: Thank you for holding the hearing, “No Time to Waste: Solutions for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian Sansoni, SDA – 202-680-9327 Scott Openshaw, GMA – 202-295-3957 Gretchen Schaefer, CSPA – 202-872-8100 Washington, DC (October 6, 2009) – Before a historic conference on modernizing the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA), Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) today offered eight building blocks to help guide the development of an updated law for…
ACI Sustainability Goal: Reduce GHG emissions across the cleaning products value chain as part of our industry’s collective efforts to confront climate change.
The Cold Water Saves Initiative educates about the benefits of cold water washing, a sustainable action that greatly benefits the environment with little effort on the individual’s part. What's in it for me? Save energy. Save your clothes. Save the planet. About 90% of the energy the washing machine uses goes towards heating the water. According to the Sierra Club, every household that switches to cold water washing could eliminate about…